Perez was off to a brilliant start in 2014 with a 1.42 ERA in his first five starts, including back-to-back shutouts in mid-April, before finally catching the Tommy John surgery plague that infected t...

Agreed to a four-year contract with the Rangers in November of 2013. The deal includes club options for 2018, 2019 and 2020. Perez received a $1 million signing bonus and will make $750,000 in 2014, $1 million in 2015, $2.9 million in 2016 and $4.4 million in 2017. There is a $6 million club option with a $2.45 million buyout in 2018; a $7.5 million option with a $750,000 buyout in 2019; and a $9 million option with a $250,000 buyout in 2020.